Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread Simon Biggs
The days when an artist could rely on ACE for an income are long gone. 1998/99 was the key period, when major restructuring of ACE (at the behest of the new Labour government) meant that direct funding to artists was replaced by a focus on funding institutions and regional areas. The closing off

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread marc garrett
Hi Simon Antonio, Yesterday was a significant day. A big shift politically, where the ideology of a neo-liberalist agenda successfully disarmed half of the media art world in the UK. Some excellent groups who were grass roots, doing amazing stuff were attacked. I can't even bring myself to

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread Joel Weishaus
over which the Art Market has no power. -Joel - Original Message - From: marc garrett marc.garr...@furtherfield.org To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:09 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread marc garrett
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:09 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore Hi Simon Antonio, Yesterday was a significant day. A big shift politically, where the ideology of a neo-liberalist agenda successfully disarmed half of the media art world in the UK. Some

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread Joel Weishaus
, 2011 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore So, should we shut down furtherfield on-line projects and the gallery? marc Marc; I think what's happening was inevitable, as wealth and power becomes concentrated into a few hands, the population grows

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread marc garrett
@netbehaviour.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore So, should we shut down furtherfield on-line projects and the gallery? marc Marc; I think what's happening was inevitable, as wealth and power becomes concentrated into a few

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread Rob Myers
On 31/03/11 16:05, marc garrett wrote: So, should we shut down furtherfield on-line projects and the gallery? o_O - Rob. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread renato
for networked distributed creativity netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:09 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore Hi Simon Antonio, Yesterday was a significant day. A big shift politically, where the ideology of a neo-liberalist agenda successfully

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread Simon Mclennan
over which the Art Market has no power. -Joel - Original Message - From: marc garrett marc.garr...@furtherfield.org To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:09 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what

Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-31 Thread Antonio Roberts
...@furtherfield.org To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:09 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore Hi Simon Antonio, Yesterday was a significant day. A big shift politically, where the ideology

[NetBehaviour] I don't know what to think anymore

2011-03-30 Thread Antonio Roberts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellocatfood/5575389294/ After reading the Arts Council's funding decisions today I'm really not sure how I feel about them and the whole art world in general. I should just give up now. An artists' income is largely dependent on the government/Arts Council and they